Madopar 250mg Tablet 10'S

s Directions & For Use Side Effects More Information What MADOPAR 250MG is used for? It is used to manage People with Parkinson’s disease who do not have enough dopamine in certain parts of their brain which result in slow movements, stiff muscles and tremor Talk to Doctor Pregnancy & Breast Feeding Children & Adolescents Driving & Using Machines Talk to your Doctor if you: are allergic (hypersensitive) to MADOPAR 250MG or any of the other ingredients of this medicine have a problem with the pressure in your eyes called ‘narrow-angle glaucoma’ have serious problems with your kidneys, liver or heart have a serious problem with your hormones, such as an overactive thyroid gland have ever had skin cancer have diabetes (high blood sugar) have heart problems, particularly an uneven heart beat (arrhythmia) have any mental illness, such as depression have a peptic ulcer, duodenal ulcer have osteomalacia Do not take MADOPAR 250MG if you are pregnant, trying to get pregnant or breast-feeding. This is because MADOPAR 250MG may affect your baby. It is important for women to use contraception while taking the medicine If you get pregnant while taking MADOPAR 250MG, talk to your doctor straight away NA MADOPAR 250MG can make you feel very sleepy If you feel dizzy or tired when taking this medicine, do not drive or use any tools or machines Tell your doctor if you are taking: isocarboxazid and phenelzine, medicines used to manage depression and anxiolytic mantadine, selegiline, bromocriptine, medicines used to manage Parkinson’s disease ferrous sulfate used to manage low levels of iron in the blood antacids used for stomach acid if you have indigestion metoclopramide used to manage problems with digestion phenothiazines such as chlorpromazine, promazine and prochlorperazine used to manage mental illness thioxanthene such as flupentixol and zuclopenthixol (used to manage mental illness) butyrophenones such as haloperidol and benperidol (used to manage mental illness) diazepam (used to manage anxiety and insomnia) tetrabenazine (used to help problems controlling your muscle movement) papaverine (used to improve blood flow around the body) reserpine, medicine used to manage high blood pressure sympathomimetics such as epinephrine, norepinephrine and isoproterenol (used to manage problems with your heart or asthma) amphetamines medicines used for attention deficit disorder strong painkillers such as codeine or morphine domperidone used to help prevent you from feeling or being sick Always take this medicine exactly as your doctor has told you Swallow the tablets whole with a little water (do not crush or chew them) Take them with or just after food The usual starting dose is one 50 mg/12.5 mg capsule (50 mg levodopa), three or four times a day Your doctor will then increase your dose every 2 to 3 days until they find the right dose for you If you take more MADOPAR 250MG If you have taken more MADOPAR 250MG than you should, talk to your doctor or local hospital accident and emergency department Symptoms of over dosage are changes in your heart beat, confusion, difficulty sleeping, feeling or being sick and unusual movements of different parts of the body If you forget to take MADOPAR 250MG If you miss a dose, wait and take your next dose at the usual time. Do not take a double dose to make up for forgotten individual doses If you stop taking MADOPAR 250MG Do not stop taking this medicine without consulting your doctor Serious Common Uncommon Rare Very Rare Like all medicines this medicine may cause some side effects, although not everybody gets them. allergic reactions - rash and feeling itchy abnormal heartbeat bleeding in your stomach or intestines blood in your stools low numbers of all types of white blood cells. the signs include infections of your mouth, gums, throat and lungs reduced numbers of red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets in your blood feeling tired, get infections more easily bruise more easily or have nose bleeds NA NA NA NA Additional Information Storage NA Keep this medicine out of reach of children Do not use this medicine after the expiry date Store at room temperature (15-25ºC)